Irvings heads Law Journal’s outstanding Women in the Law class
The Wisconsin Law Journal honored 26 outstanding women lawyers Thursday night during the annual Women in the Law event at the Pfister in Milwaukee. Nearly 325 people were in attendance for the 13th annual event.
Schill drafts a solid litigation career
Jonathan Margolies clearly remembers the poise Kathy Schill showed when she handled her first cross-examination and what she did to the expert witness.
Crowley sets standard for life-long learning
Madison-area estate planning attorney Marilyn Crowley is proving that it’s never too late to learn new things and develop new skills.
Johnson’s law career a steady progression
When she was young, Lecia Johnson didn’t dream about becoming a lawyer.
Shadman gives back to program that inspired her
Sheila Shadman knows from experience how one class can set a student on a completely unexpected course.
For Nowak, actions speak louder than words
Ellen Nowak said she has followed an interesting path to her current position as the chairperson of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.
Klein finds life-work balance in career
Tracey Klein has learned an important lesson about having a legal career: The higher attorneys rise in the ranks, the more flexibility they have.
Riek puts the ‘public’ in ‘public defender’
Amanda Riek enjoys rooting for the underdog.
Pekarske finds hospice law hospitable
Meg Pekarske can explain her legal career in one sentence: “Things just sort of happened.”
Wilson excels in her fast-forward career
When Nancy Wilson decided to back to school, she put her nose to the grindstone and went non-stop for five years. All in one go, she found herself earning her undergraduate degree, master’s in accounting and a law degree.
Employment law changes keep Hanneman on balance
To Ann Hanneman, change is good — it’s what she enjoys the most about her area of law.
Schreiber blends business with law
Law school didn’t teach Ariella Schreiber enough about business, so she’s going for her MBA in addition to working a full-time day job.
Legal News
- Milwaukee drops security personnel ordinance
- Wisconsin Supreme Court tacks on additional months to already suspended lawyer
- Supreme Court: Abortion protester’s First Amendment rights violated
- These doctors were censured. Wisconsin’s prisons hired them anyway
- Ruling reinstates lawsuit over ‘Black Lives Matter’ school posters
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
- Wisconsin man facing bestiality and felony bail jumping charges
- Waukesha County woman indicted in National Health Care Fraud Law Enforcement Action
- Man sentenced to 15 months for fraud involving luxury vehicles
- Wisconsin Department of Justice Fire Marshal investigating fire that killed six
- Ozaukee County first responders save family of three, father and son on Milwaukee River
- Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
Case Digests
- Termination of Parental Rights
- First Amendment Rights
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Late Filing
- Real Estate-Attorney Fees
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Variance-Interpretation of Zoning Ordinances
- Sentencing
- Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause-Jury Instructions
- Unlawful Collection Practices-Evidence
- Sentencing-Vindictiveness
- Prisoner Grievances-Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies